My Date with Drew (2004)

Since the second grade, Brian has had a crush on Drew Barrymore and now 20 years later he wants to fulfill his dream by asking her on a date.

Directors:

Jon Gunn, Brian Herzlinger

Stars:

Brian Herzlinger, Drew Barrymore, John August

11 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Drew Barrymore	...	Self
John August	...	Self
Stephanie Bedell Quartararo	...	Self (as Stephanie Bedell)
Allison Burnett	...	Self
Bill D'Elia	...	Self
Kerry David	...	Self
Sonya Dakar	...	Self
George DelHoyo	...	Self - Voice Trailer Guy
Dylan	...	Self - Limo Driver
Corey Feldman	...	Self
Ross Forooghi	...	Self
Jon Gunn	...	Self
Lisa Furst	...	Self (as Lisa Gunn)
Lauren Hays	...	Self
Brian Herzlinger	...	Self

Storyline

"If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul." - Drew Barrymore. Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Brian Herzlinger has had a crush on Drew Barrymore. Now, 20 years later he's decided to try to fulfill his lifelong dream by asking her for a date. There's one small problem: She's Drew Barrymore and he's, well, Brian Herzlinger, a broke 27-year-old aspiring filmmaker from New Jersey. But that doesn't stop Brian and his film school pals from doing everything they can think of to convince Barrymore to go out with him - and documenting their quest along the way. Equipped with a video camera they have to return to Circuit City in 30 days and the $1,100 Brian won on a game show (where the winning answer was, prophetically, "Drew Barrymore"), they've got one month to accomplish their mission. To succeed, they'll need to negotiate an army of publicists, agents, producers and assistants who surround the star so Brian can pop the question. My ...

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Plot Keywords:

date | video camera | crush | actress name in title | four word title | 

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Taglines:

30 days, $1100, For an Ordinary Guy to Get a Date with Drew Barrymore

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

After the film was promoted with a disastrous internet spamming campaign that became increasingly abusive, the film has been cited by the authors of The Guerrila Filmmaker's Handbook as a textbook case of how not to launch a no-budget internet marketing campaign.

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Quotes

Brian Herzlinger: [to complete stranger in car, after getting off cell phone with Nancy, Drew's partner] I just got a date with Drew Barrymore.

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Connections

References Charlie's Angels (2000)

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Soundtracks

You Make My Dreams
Performed by Hall & Oates
Composed by Daryl Hall (as Daryl F. Hall), John Oates (as John William Oates),
Sara Allen
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label
Under license from BMG Film & TV Music

User Reviews

MetaDrew

Take a date movie and mix it with a movie about making a movie. Dose it with a notion of homemade opportunism.

Does it matter if it engages? If the guy matters? Probably not.

The standard date movie has three acts: The fantasy is established, the fantasy is dashed, the romance is achieved. Often a guy with problems and a perfect girl, sometimes the other way around.

That's what we have here, almost as if it were scripted. It is almost too perfect. Surely, Drew's production company added and sorted things after they got involved.

If you like metamovies, you'll get a bang out of this. If you get embarrassed by ultradorky dumb people, so dumb they should hide, if bad production values bother you, stay away.

Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2005 (Norway)

Also Known As:

My Date with Drew

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,100 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$85,223, 7 August 2005

Gross USA:

$181,041

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$262,770

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucky Crow Films, Rusty Bear Entertainment

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1